2015

8 February 2015 – Taking a Moment to Remember, Honor Black History in Westminster

2021-07-29T14:25:05-04:00February 8th, 2015|2015, Yesteryears|

Carroll Yesteryears 8 February 2015 Taking a Moment to Remember, Honor Black History in Westminster By Mary Ann Ashcraft Tucked away in the thick “Black History” file at the Historical Society is an interview with Mary P. E. Dorm conducted sometime in the 1970s. Mrs. Dorm, wife of Charles L. “Pete” Dorm, lived her entire life [...]

25 January 2015 – Carroll’s Close Encounter With Cold War Plans

2021-07-29T14:25:56-04:00January 25th, 2015|2015, Yesteryears|

Carroll Yesteryears 25 January 2015 Carroll’s Close Encounter With Cold War Plans By Mary Ann Ashcraft A brief article in The Washington Post on December 28, 2014, brought to light an incident during the hottest part of the Cold War which potentially involved Carroll County. Stephen Sachs, Maryland’s attorney general from 1979 to 1987, described his [...]

11 January 2015 – How Middleburg Made its Way Onto the Map

2021-07-29T14:27:12-04:00January 11th, 2015|2015, Yesteryears|

Carroll Yesteryears 11 January 2015 How Middleburg Made its Way Onto the Map By Mary Ann Ashcraft   Today, the village of Middleburg, located near the western edge of Carroll County, is a quiet spot without a lot of traffic. There have always been roads connecting it to Uniontown, Taneytown, Union Bridge, and parts of Frederick [...]

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